Gunmen patrolled the streets of the Jaramana suburb on Wednesday, while some shops stayed closed, a day after clashes broke out between local gunmen belonging to the minority Druze sect and pro-government fighters.

Sectarian tensions are flaring again in Syria after a series of clashes first erupted in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, a diverse area home to Druze, Christian, and Muslim communities. Reports indicate that 14 people were killed in fights between armed groups in the town,

Syrian Druze gunmen have clashed in recent weeks with government security forces and pro-government gunmen in the southern Damascus suburb of Jaramana. Late Tuesday, government representatives and Jaramana dignitaries reached an agreement to end the fighting,